Ass Cobra

Ass Cobra
Studio album by Turbonegro
Released 1996
Recorded 1994-1995 at Nesodden, Musikverksted by Christian A. Calmeyer
Genre Punk Rock
Glam Punk
Length 35:56
Label Amphetamine Reptile Records (Europe, May, 1996)
Boomba Records (Germany)
Sympathy for the Record Industry (USA, 1997)
Bitzcore Records(Re-press) (Germany)
Get Hip Records (Re-press) (USA)
Epitaph Records (USA, 2003)
Burning Heart Records (Sweden, 2003)
Turbonegro chronology
Stinky Fingers
(1995)		 Ass Cobra
(1996)		 Apocalypse Dudes
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media(9.0/10) [2]
Scene Point Blank(9.0/10) [3]

Ass Cobra is the Norwegian punk rock band Turbonegro's 1996 studio album, their third full-length. It was first released on Boomba Records in Germany May 1996 and in 1997 on Sympathy for the Record Industry in the United States. It was re-released in 1998 on Bitzcore Records (Germany) and on Get Hip Records (USA) and in 2003 on Epitaph Records (USA) and Burning Heart Records (Sweden). The album title is a reference to the AC Cobra sports car and the album cover to Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys.

Content

Ass Cobra featured a move towards mid-'70s punk & glam territory - in the spirit of proto punk pioneers à la The Dictators, The Ramones or late Iggy & The Stooges - plus a bit of New York Dolls' travesty thrown in. Ass Cobra paves the way harshly, with a sinister wash of cymbals, loud guitars and articulate riffs — think Poison Idea meets Alice Cooper. It is here, also, where Turbonegro developed their signature look: sailor caps, denim from head to toe, mustaches all around, and decidedly butch homoerotic accoutrements. Though Turbonegro did quite a bit of recording prior to this album, Ass Cobra set a new pace for the band, and enabled them to record what is by many fans considered to be their masterpiece, Apocalypse Dudes.[1] Moshable magazine remarked: "The very best in obnoxious drunk punk, already a classic buy-or-die thing!"

Track listing

All songs composed and performed by TRBNGR except "Raggare Is a Bunch of Motherfuckers" (The Rude Kids), "Mobile Home" (The Lewd) and "Young Boys Feet" (The Dicks).

  1. "A Dazzling Display of Talent" – 2:01
  2. "The Midnight NAMBLA" – 1:36
  3. "Deathtime" – 2:20
  4. "Black Rabbit" – 1:21
  5. "Denim Demon" – 2:11
  6. "Bad Mongo" – 2:32
  7. "Mobile Home" – 2:05
  8. "I Got Erection" – 2:06
  9. "Just Flesh" – 3:09
  10. "Screwed And Tattooed" – 3:22 (bonus track on the SFTRI release only)
  11. "Hobbit Motherfuckers" – 1:22
  12. "Sailor Man" – 2:00
  13. "Turbonegro Hate the Kids" – 3:04
  14. "Imorgen Skal Eg Daue" – 2:32 [en: Tomorrow I'll die)
  15. "Raggare Is a Bunch of Motherfuckers" – 3:01
  16. "Young Boys Feet" – 1:14 (bonus track on the SFTRI release only)

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Kennedy, Patrick. "Allmusic - Ass Cobra Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  2. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ↑ Scene Point Blank review
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